FIGURES OF SPEECH IN WESTLIFE™S SELECTED SONGS

Authors

  • Marito Portune Tambun
  • Yunita Agnes Sianipar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24114/jalu.v3i3.1804

Abstract

ABSTRACT This study deals with the figures of speech used in the lyrics of Westlife™s Selected Songs. The objectives of the study are to describe the types of figures of speech used inWestlife™s Selected Songs, to derive the figures of speech usedin Westlife™s Selected Songs,and to reason why they are  found in Westlife™s Selected Songs . The research was conducted by descriptive qualitative design. The data was the lyrics ofWestlife™s Selected Songs, the data were collected from 10 songs that has figures of speech.  The data were analyzed by identifying and classifying the figures of speech displaying the result in a table. Then these figures of spech was described in details. It was found that there was eight types of figures of speech which used; they areSimile 27,71%, Metaphor 21,70 %, Personification 1,20 %,Synecdoche 1,20 %, Metonymy 7,23 % , Symbol 4, 81 %,  Hyperbole 33,75 % and Paradox 2,40 %.The most frequent type of figures of speech used in the lyrics of Westlife™s Selected Songs was Hyperbole.   Keyword :Literature , Figures of Speech,Song

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Published

2014-07-01

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2014)

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Copyright (c) 2014 Marito Portune Tambun, Yunita Agnes Sianipar

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